Survey: 59 percent against BVG reform, 51 percent in favor of biodiversity
Published: Wednesday, Aug 14th 2024, 06:10
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The BVG reform, which will be decided on September 22, meets with little approval among voters. 59 percent rejected the proposal in a survey conducted by Tamedia and "20 Minuten". 33 percent of the almost 11,900 respondents were in favor.
The reform is intended to stabilize the second pillar and help people with low incomes to receive a higher pension. However, at the time of the survey on August 7 and 8, the proposal did not find a majority among the base of any party.
However, it became apparent that the SP, Green, Center and SVP voters had a greater tendency to reject the proposal. The analysis also showed that it was mainly voters aged 50 to 64 who opposed the bill. This age group made up 71 percent of the "no" voters. The majority of younger voters aged 18 to 34 were also against the reform.
Opponents argued that the BVG reform would increase mandatory salary deductions in some cases, while the reduction in the minimum conversion rate would lead to pension cuts for some insured persons.
Although the 33 percent of those in favor were convinced that women and people with lower incomes in particular would benefit from a yes vote, there was no majority of women compared to men. Both gender groups were equally in favor with 21%.
More women in favor of biodiversity initiative
The second proposal, the biodiversity initiative, was narrowly supported by 51% of voters. The initiative, supported by environmental and landscape conservation organizations, calls on the federal government and cantons to do more for biodiversity.
The initiative was supported by supporters of the Greens, the SP and the GLP. It was striking that women were more likely to support the proposal (59%) than men (only 43%).
The proponents were convinced by two arguments in particular: Firstly, one third of animal and plant species are endangered or already extinct and biodiversity prevents this species extinction. 42% of respondents, the majority of whom were voters from the FDP base, as well as voters from the center and SVP, were clearly against the bill.
The most important argument for the opponents was that more food would have to be imported from abroad if more agricultural land was used for biodiversity.
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